Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses.

Strength of Wins

I find this chart to be very interesting every year. How it’s devised is if you beat an FBS opponent you get credit for all their wins over their FBS opponents. In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. For example Northwestern faced Stanford, Duke, Ball St and Minnesota and those teams have a total of 13 wins putting them at the top of this list with Florida being ranked #1. At the bottom you will see UCF, Wyoming, North Texas, New Mexico St, and Kansas. While there are only 5 winless teams my chart grades 20 teams as having credit with a win but their foes have not won a single game vs a FBS foe.

Here is the Complete list of Strength of Wins with rank:

Strength of Wins

Strength of Wins

Strength of Wins

SU

Combined

SU

Combined

SU

Combined

Wins

Foe Wins

Rank

Wins

Foe Wins

Rank

Wins

Foe Wins

Rank

Northwestern

5

13

1

NC State

4

5

40

GA Southern

4

1

86

Florida

5

13

1

Bowling Green

3

5

40

Southern Miss

3

1

86

Texas A&M

5

12

3

Kansas St

3

4

46

Ball St

2

1

86

Ohio St

5

11

4

Pittsburgh

3

4

46

Wake Forest

2

1

86

LSU

4

10

5

Syracuse

3

4

46

Akron

2

1

86

Utah

4

10

5

Marshall

4

4

46

Arkansas St

2

1

86

Alabama

4

10

5

Texas Tech

3

4

46

Virginia Tech

2

1

86

Michigan St

5

9

8

Oregon

3

4

46

San Diego St

2

1

86

Oklahoma

4

9

8

Tulsa

2

4

46

Connecticut

2

1

86

Temple

4

9

8

Cincinnati

3

4

46

Maryland

2

1

86

Michigan

4

9

8

Wisconsin

3

4

46

Kent St

2

1

86

UCLA

4

9

8

Auburn

3

4

46

Mid Tennessee

2

1

86

Iowa

5

8

13

Arkansas

2

4

46

San Jose St

2

1

86

TCU

5

8

13

Louisville

2

4

46

Colorado St

2

1

86

Toledo

4

8

13

South Carolina

2

4

46

Buffalo

2

1

86

Indiana

4

8

13

West Virginia

3

3

59

Florida Atlantic

1

1

86

Stanford

4

8

13

Miami, Fl

3

3

59

Army

1

1

86

WKU

4

8

13

East Carolina

3

3

59

New Mexico

3

0

104

Minnesota

3

8

13

Arizona

3

3

59

Iowa St

2

0

104

BYU

3

8

13

Louisiana Tech

3

3

59

Rutgers

2

0

104

Oklahoma St

5

7

21

South Alabama

3

3

59

Tulane

2

0

104

California

5

7

21

Colorado

3

3

59

Rice

2

0

104

Clemson

4

7

21

Tennessee

2

3

59

FIU

2

0

104

Florida St

4

7

21

Hawaii

2

3

59

UTEP

2

0

104

Memphis

5

7

21

Old Dominion

2

3

59

Texas St

1

0

104

Navy

4

7

21

Charlotte

2

3

59

Virginia

1

0

104

Penn St

4

7

21

Georgia St

1

3

59

USF

1

0

104

Duke

4

7

21

Air Force

2

2

71

Western Mich

1

0

104

Mississippi

4

7

21

Boston College

3

2

71

Troy

1

0

104

Kentucky

4

7

21

Washington

2

2

71

UL Lafayette

1

0

104

Ohio

4

7

21

Oregon St

2

2

71

ULM

1

0

104

Arizona St

3

7

21

Utah St

2

2

71

Purdue

1

0

104

Baylor

4

6

33

Washington St

2

2

71

SMU

1

0

104

Illinois

4

6

33

Central Mich

2

2

71

Fresno St

1

0

104

Missouri

4

6

33

Georgia Tech

2

2

71

Miami, OH

1

0

104

USC

3

6

33

Vanderbilt

2

2

71

Idaho

1

0

104

North Carolina

4

6

33

UMass

1

2

71

Eastern Mich

1

0

104

Miss St

3

6

33

UNLV

2

2

71

Kansas

0

0

104

Nebraska

2

6

33

N Illinois

2

2

71

New Mexico St

0

0

104

Houston

4

5

40

Nevada

2

2

71

North Texas

0

0

104

Notre Dame

4

5

40

Texas

1

2

71

UCF

0

0

104

Georgia

4

5

40

UTSA

1

2

71

Wyoming

0

0

104

Boise St

4

5

40

Appalachian St

3

1

86

Pain of Losses

This next chart we will go over the Pain of Losses. Here if you lose to an opponent you get credit for all their losses. While there are 20 teams unbeaten, there are an additional 23 teams who have only lost to an unbeaten foe. Of those 23, 9 teams have 2 losses to unbeaten foes. What really stands out in this chart is Ball State (highlighted in green). All 3 of their losses were to unbeaten teams Texas A&M, Northwestern and Toledo. The top of this list you will see Wyoming with a combined 16 foe losses. Their foe losses include Appalachian St, New Mexico, Washington St, E Michigan and North Dakota. Unlike the Strength of Wins chart, the Pain of Losses chart does include a loss to an FCS foe. I count that loss a 4 towards the combined foe loss record due to the weakness of the opponent.

Here is your complete Pain of Losses Chart with rank:

Pain of Losses

Pain of Losses

Pain of Losses

SU

Combined

SU

Combined

SU

Combined

Loss

Foe Losses

Rank

Loss

Foe Losses

Rank

Loss

Foe Losses

Rank

Wyoming

5

16

128

Georgia Tech

3

3

74

Minnesota

2

0

1

UCF

5

13

127

Vanderbilt

3

3

74

Miss St

2

0

1

Army

4

11

125

UMass

3

3

74

Texas Tech

2

0

1

Eastern Mich

4

11

125

Virginia Tech

3

3

74

Oregon

2

0

1

Georgia St

3

10

124

San Diego St

3

3

74

Tulsa

2

0

1

New Mexico St

4

9

120

Connecticut

3

3

74

Cincinnati

2

0

1

Idaho

4

9

120

Virginia

3

3

74

East Carolina

2

0

1

North Texas

4

9

120

USF

3

3

74

Air Force

2

0

1

UTEP

3

9

120

Bowling Green

2

3

74

Iowa St

2

0

1

Kansas

4

8

118

Rutgers

2

3

74

Michigan

1

0

1

Miami, OH

4

8

118

North Carolina

1

3

74

Indiana

1

0

1

Fresno St

4

7

117

NC State

1

3

74

Stanford

1

0

1

UTSA

4

6

105

Arkansas

3

2

58

Penn St

1

0

1

Purdue

4

6

105

Louisville

3

2

58

Duke

1

0

1

SMU

4

6

105

Wake Forest

3

2

58

Mississippi

1

0

1

Old Dominion

3

6

105

Akron

3

2

58

Kentucky

1

0

1

Charlotte

3

6

105

Arkansas St

3

2

58

Notre Dame

1

0

1

San Jose St

3

6

105

Texas St

3

2

58

Kansas St

1

0

1

Colorado St

3

6

105

BYU

2

2

58

Pittsburgh

1

0

1

Buffalo

3

6

105

Auburn

2

2

58

Syracuse

1

0

1

Florida Atlantic

3

6

105

Arizona

2

2

58

West Virginia

1

0

1

UL Lafayette

3

6

105

Louisiana Tech

2

2

58

Appalachian St

1

0

1

ULM

3

6

105

Oregon St

2

2

58

Northwestern

0

0

1

FIU

3

6

105

Utah St

2

2

58

Florida

0

0

1

UNLV

3

5

97

UCLA

1

2

58

Texas A&M

0

0

1

N Illinois

3

5

97

Ohio

1

2

58

Ohio St

0

0

1

Nevada

3

5

97

Boise St

1

2

58

LSU

0

0

1

Mid Tennessee

3

5

97

Miami, Fl

1

2

58

Utah

0

0

1

Rice

3

5

97

Texas

4

1

44

Michigan St

0

0

1

Troy

3

5

97

Central Mich

3

1

44

Oklahoma

0

0

1

Colorado

2

5

97

Arizona St

2

1

44

Temple

0

0

1

Southern Miss

2

5

97

Wisconsin

2

1

44

Iowa

0

0

1

Nebraska

3

4

89

Boston College

2

1

44

TCU

0

0

1

Maryland

3

4

89

Washington

2

1

44

Toledo

0

0

1

Kent St

3

4

89

Alabama

1

1

44

Oklahoma St

0

0

1

Western Mich

3

4

89

WKU

1

1

44

California

0

0

1

South Alabama

2

4

89

Illinois

1

1

44

Clemson

0

0

1

Washington St

2

4

89

Missouri

1

1

44

Florida St

0

0

1

New Mexico

2

4

89

USC

1

1

44

Memphis

0

0

1

Tulane

2

4

89

Georgia

1

1

44

Navy

0

0

1

South Carolina

3

3

74

Marshall

1

1

44

Baylor

0

0

1

Tennessee

3

3

74

GA Southern

1

1

43

Houston

0

0

1

Hawaii

3

3

74

Ball St

3

0

1

Overall Wins and Losses

In this last chart below you can see the overall wins and losses. As you can see the top teams are Northwestern, Florida, Texas A&M and Ohio St. The bottom teams are all the winless teams. The most interesting team here is Iowa St (highlighted in green). If you take a closer look, Iowa St is the only team that has a win vs a winless team and both losses are vs unbeaten teams. So they will have a 0-0 record.

Overall

Overall

Overall

Wins

Losses

%

Wins

Losses

%

Wins

Losses

%

Northwestern

13

0

100.0%

WKU

8

1

88.9%

Arkansas St

1

2

33.3%

Florida

13

0

100.0%

Arizona St

7

1

87.5%

UNLV

2

5

28.6%

Texas A&M

12

0

100.0%

Illinois

6

1

85.7%

N Illinois

2

5

28.6%

Ohio St

11

0

100.0%

Missouri

6

1

85.7%

Nevada

2

5

28.6%

LSU

10

0

100.0%

USC

6

1

85.7%

UTSA

2

6

25.0%

Utah

10

0

100.0%

Georgia

5

1

83.3%

Virginia Tech

1

3

25.0%

Michigan St

9

0

100.0%

UCLA

9

2

81.8%

San Diego St

1

3

25.0%

Oklahoma

9

0

100.0%

BYU

8

2

80.0%

Connecticut

1

3

25.0%

Temple

9

0

100.0%

Marshall

4

1

80.0%

Georgia St

3

10

23.1%

Michigan

9

0

100.0%

Wisconsin

4

1

80.0%

Maryland

1

4

20.0%

Iowa

8

0

100.0%

Ohio

7

2

77.8%

Kent St

1

4

20.0%

TCU

8

0

100.0%

Boise St

5

2

71.4%

Southern Miss

1

5

16.7%

Toledo

8

0

100.0%

North Carolina

6

3

66.7%

Middle Tennessee

1

5

16.7%

Indiana

8

0

100.0%

Auburn

4

2

66.7%

San Jose St

1

6

14.3%

Stanford

8

0

100.0%

Arkansas

4

2

66.7%

Colorado St

1

6

14.3%

Minnesota

8

0

100.0%

Louisville

4

2

66.7%

Buffalo

1

6

14.3%

Oklahoma St

7

0

100.0%

Boston College

2

1

66.7%

Florida Atlantic

1

6

14.3%

California

7

0

100.0%

Washington

2

1

66.7%

Army

1

11

8.3%

Clemson

7

0

100.0%

Central Mich

2

1

66.7%

Texas St

0

2

0.0%

Florida St

7

0

100.0%

Texas

2

1

66.7%

Rutgers

0

3

0.0%

Memphis

7

0

100.0%

NC State

5

3

62.5%

Virginia

0

3

0.0%

Navy

7

0

100.0%

Bowling Green

5

3

62.5%

USF

0

3

0.0%

Penn St

7

0

100.0%

Nebraska

6

4

60.0%

New Mexico

0

4

0.0%

Duke

7

0

100.0%

Miami, Fl

3

2

60.0%

Tulane

0

4

0.0%

Mississippi

7

0

100.0%

Arizona

3

2

60.0%

Western Mich

0

4

0.0%

Kentucky

7

0

100.0%

Louisiana Tech

3

2

60.0%

Rice

0

5

0.0%

Baylor

6

0

100.0%

South Carolina

4

3

57.1%

Troy

0

4

0.0%

Miss St

6

0

100.0%

Tennessee

3

3

50.0%

UL Lafayette

0

6

0.0%

Houston

5

0

100.0%

Hawaii

3

3

50.0%

ULM

0

6

0.0%

Notre Dame

5

0

100.0%

Oregon St

2

2

50.0%

FIU

0

6

0.0%

Kansas St

4

0

100.0%

Utah St

2

2

50.0%

Purdue

0

6

0.0%

Pittsburgh

4

0

100.0%

GA Southern

1

1

50.0%

SMU

0

6

0.0%

Syracuse

4

0

100.0%

Iowa St

0

0

50.0%

Fresno St

0

7

0.0%

Texas Tech

4

0

100.0%

South Alabama

3

4

42.9%

Kansas

0

8

0.0%

Oregon

4

0

100.0%

Georgia Tech

2

3

40.0%

Miami, OH

0

8

0.0%

Tulsa

4

0

100.0%

Vanderbilt

2

3

40.0%

UTEP

0

9

0.0%

Cincinnati

4

0

100.0%

UMass

2

3

40.0%

New Mexico St

0

9

0.0%

West Virginia

3

0

100.0%

Colorado

3

5

37.5%

Idaho

0

9

0.0%

East Carolina

3

0

100.0%

Old Dominion

3

6

33.3%

North Texas

0

9

0.0%

Air Force

2

0

100.0%

Charlotte

3

6

33.3%

Eastern Mich

0

11

0.0%

Appalachian St

1

0

100.0%

Washington St

2

4

33.3%

UCF

0

13

0.0%

Ball St

1

0

100.0%

Wake Forest

1

2

33.3%

Wyoming

0

16

0.0%

Alabama

10

1

90.9%

Akron

1

2

33.3%

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